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"Battle of Breakneck Ridge" -

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:30:07 +0000

Page: Battle of Breakneck Ridge (battle-of-breakneck-ridge)
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Battle of Breakneck Ridge (5-15 November 1944) On 2 November the US X Corps captured the coastal town of Carigara at the head of the Leyte valley. Part of XXIV Corps had already penetrated to the...

"Battle of Breakneck Ridge" - new page

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:29:31 +0000

Page: Battle of Breakneck Ridge (battle-of-breakneck-ridge)
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Battle of Breakneck Ridge (5-15 November 1944) On 2 November the US X Corps captured the coastal town of Carigara at the head of the Leyte valley. Part of XXIV Corps had already penetrated to the...

"Centurion" - source change

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:21:44 +0000

Page: Centurion (centurion)
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The design of the Centurion was begun in June 1943 under the designation as Cruiser Tank A41 with a General Staff's requirement for a tank not to exceed 40 tons and not wider than the 10'8" of a...

"Hugh Dowding" - source change

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:59:45 +0000

Page: Hugh Dowding (hugh-dowding)
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Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding (1882-1970), nicknamed "Stuffy" due to his reserved and undeniably crusty manner, led the Royal Air Force Fighter Command to victory during the Battle of...

"Hugh Dowding" - source change

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:58:50 +0000

Page: Hugh Dowding (hugh-dowding)
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Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding (1882-1970), nicknamed "Stuffy" due to his reserved and undeniably crusty manner, led the Royal Air Force Fighter Command to victory during the Battle of...

"Hugh Dowding" - source change

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:55:07 +0000

Page: Hugh Dowding (hugh-dowding)
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Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding (1882-1970), nicknamed "Stuffy" due to his reserved and undeniably crusty manner, led the Royal Air Force Fighter Command to victory during the Battle of...

"Hugh Dowding" -

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:15:44 +0000

Page: Hugh Dowding (hugh-dowding)
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Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding (1882-1970), nicknamed "Stuffy" due to his reserved and undeniably crusty manner, led the Royal Air Force Fighter Command to victory during the Battle of...

"Hugh Dowding" - new page

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:14:03 +0000

Page: Hugh Dowding (hugh-dowding)
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Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding (1882-1970), nicknamed "Stuffy" due to his reserved and undeniably crusty manner, led the Royal Air Force Fighter Command to victory during the Battle of...

"M24 Chaffee" - source change

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:28:23 +0000

Page: M24 Chaffee (m24-chaffee)
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The Light Tank M24 was an American light tank used during World War II and in postwar conflicts including the Korean War. By 1942 it had become evident that the 37mm gun was inadequate for the...

"M24 Chaffee" - source change

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:24:47 +0000

Page: M24 Chaffee (m24-chaffee)
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The Light Tank M24 was an American light tank used during World War II and in postwar conflicts including the Korean War. By 1942 it had become evident that the 37mm gun was inadequate for the...

"Humber Armoured Cars" - source change

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:15:04 +0000

Page: Humber Armoured Cars (humber-armoured-cars)
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Numerically, the Humber was the most important British armnoured car in World War II, with a total of 5,400 vehicles being manufactured. Based on a pre-war wheeled light tank design by Guy Motors...

"Humber Armoured Cars" -

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:14:42 +0000

Page: Humber Armoured Cars (humber-armoured-cars)
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Numerically, the Humber was the most important British armnoured car in World War II, with a total of 5,400 vehicles being manufactured. Based on a pre-war wheeled light tank design by Guy Motors...

"Humber Armoured Cars" - new page

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:13:12 +0000

Page: Humber Armoured Cars (humber-armoured-cars)
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Numerically, the Humber was the most important British armnoured car in World War II, with a total of 5,400 vehicles being manufactured. Based on a pre-war wheeled light tank design by Guy Motors...

"Kfz.305 Blitz" -

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:16:15 +0000

Page: Kfz.305 Blitz (kfz-305-blitz)
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In order to standardise their vehicle fleet the German Army (which by the late 1930s had more than 100 different vehicle designs in service, leading to massive logistical difficulties), opted for a...

"Kfz.305 Blitz" - new page

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 09:14:46 +0000

Page: Kfz.305 Blitz (kfz-305-blitz)
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In order to standardise their vehicle fleet the German Army (which by the late 1930s had more than 100 different vehicle designs in service, leading to massive logistical difficulties), opted for a...

"PaK 40 Antitank Gun" - source change

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:10:54 +0000

Page: PaK 40 Antitank Gun (pak-40-antitank-gun)
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75 mm PaK-40 Anti-Tank Gun In 1939 the German army issued a specification for a 75mm Anti-tank gun (Panzerabwehrkanone) to Krupp and Rheinmetal, but development was given a low priority until...

"Émile Muselier" -

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:19:54 +0000

Page: Émile Muselier (emile-muselier)
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Émile Henri Muselier was a French Vice-Admiral at the declaration of war against Germany. He was born on 17 Apr 1882 at Marseilles, France and was educated at the Brest naval school. On the...

"Émile Muselier" - new page

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:19:25 +0000

Page: Émile Muselier (emile-muselier)
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Émile Henri Muselier was a French Vice-Admiral at the declaration of war against Germany. He was born on 17 Apr 1882 at Marseilles, France and was educated at the Brest naval school. On the...

"List Of Active United Kingdom Military Aircraft" - source change

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:15:24 +0000

Page: List Of Active United Kingdom Military Aircraft (list-of-active-united-kingdom-military-aircraft)
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Agusta A109 Power VIP & Executive Transport Agusta-Westland Merlin (HC3, HC3A)-Troop Carrying, Medium-lift Support and Special Operations BAe 125 (CC.3 ) VIP & Executive Transport;...

"List Of Active United Kingdom Military Aircraft" - source change

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:07:16 +0000

Page: List Of Active United Kingdom Military Aircraft (list-of-active-united-kingdom-military-aircraft)
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Agusta A109 Power VIP & Executive Transport Agusta-Westland Merlin (HC3, HC3A)-Troop Carrying, Medium-lift Support and Special Operations BAe 125 (CC.3 ) VIP & Executive Transport;...

"List Of Active United Kingdom Military Aircraft" - source change

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:48:19 +0000

Page: List Of Active United Kingdom Military Aircraft (list-of-active-united-kingdom-military-aircraft)
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Agusta A109 Power VIP & Executive Transport Agusta-Westland Merlin (HC3, HC3A)-Troop Carrying, Medium-lift Support and Special Operations BAe 125 (CC.3 ) VIP & Executive Transport;...

"List Of Active United Kingdom Military Aircraft" - source change

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:15:57 +0000

Page: List Of Active United Kingdom Military Aircraft (list-of-active-united-kingdom-military-aircraft)
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Agusta A109 Power VIP & Executive Transport Agusta-Westland Merlin (HC3, HC3A)-Troop Carrying, Medium-lift Support and Special Operations BAe 125 (CC.3 ) VIP & Executive Transport;...

"List Of Active United Kingdom Military Aircraft" - source change

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:07:25 +0000

Page: List Of Active United Kingdom Military Aircraft (list-of-active-united-kingdom-military-aircraft)
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Agusta A109 Power VIP & Executive Transport Agusta-Westland Merlin (HC3, HC3A)-Troop Carrying, Medium-lift Support and Special Operations BAe 125 (CC.3 ) VIP & Executive Transport;...

"List Of Active United Kingdom Military Aircraft" - source change

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:21:58 +0000

Page: List Of Active United Kingdom Military Aircraft (list-of-active-united-kingdom-military-aircraft)
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Agusta A109 Power VIP & Executive Transport Agusta-Westland Merlin (HC3, HC3A)-Troop Carrying, Medium-lift Support and Special Operations BAe 125 (CC.3 ) VIP & Executive Transport;...

"Armstrong Whitworth A.W.41 Albemarle" - new page

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 08:43:39 +0000

Page: Armstrong Whitworth A.W.41 Albemarle (armstrong-whitworth-a-w-41-albemarle)
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The Albemarle originated as the Bristol type 155 design to meet an Air Ministry requirement of 1938 for a twin engined bomber. Production was transferred to Armstromg Whitworth when it became clear...

"PaK 40 Antitank Gun" - source change

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 07:24:59 +0000

Page: PaK 40 Antitank Gun (pak-40-antitank-gun)
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75 mm PaK-40 Anti-Tank Gun In 1939 the German army issued a specification for a 75mm Anti-tank gun (Panzerabwehrkanone) to Krupp and Rheinmetal, but development was given a low priority until...

"List Of Nato Reporting Names For Bombers" - source change

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:27:52 +0000

Page: List Of Nato Reporting Names For Bombers (list-of-nato-reporting-names-for-bombers)
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List Of NATO Reporting Names For Bombers Backfire: Tupolev Tu-22M Badger: Tupolev Tu-16 Bark: Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik Bat: Tupolev Tu-2 Beagle: Ilyushin Il-28 Bear: Tupolev Tu-95/Tu-142 Beast:...

"Nguyen Vo Giap" -

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:22:45 +0000

Page: Nguyen Vo Giap (nguyen-vo-giap)
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General Nguyen Vo Giap was born at An Xa, a small farming village in Quang Binh province, some 60 miles north of the old Imperial capital of Hue on the 1st of September 1910. His father, an ardent...

"Nguyen Vo Giap" - new page

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:22:17 +0000

Page: Nguyen Vo Giap (nguyen-vo-giap)
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General Nguyen Vo Giap was born at An Xa, a small farming village in Quang Binh province, some 60 miles north of the old Imperial capital of Hue on the 1st of September 1910. His father, an ardent...

"IJN Mikasa" - source change

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:31:00 +0000

Page: IJN Mikasa (ijn-mikasa)
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The Mikasa was the last of the four Japanese battleships (Shikishima, Hatsuse, Asahia and Mikasa) which were constructed under the terms of the 1896 ten-year naval expansion programme. Built by...